As my career grows I keep referring back to her as a benchmark on how to be a good manager.

What made her so good? Well a whole lot of reasons.

Listening skills

Being an introvert made her a great listener and observer.

She said her in post: “If you’re not the center of attention in a social situation, you have the freedom to observe people more closely. You can better assess a room, understand what motivates each person within it and what holds them back.”

Most managers want you to tell what they want to hear but Meghan heard what you wanted her to hear and also assessed hidden issues without anything being said.

Empathy

I was working hard sometimes even on Friday evenings. She would look at me and say “Smit you are in college and it’s Friday. Get the hell out of here.”

Thank you Smit. This really made my morning. I’m glad you had a good experience at HubSpot. I was still fairly new to managing at that point so we were figuring it out together. It’s been good to see you experiment and take on different challenges as your career has developed. Thanks again for the kind words.